A history of Western art / Laurie Schneider Adams.
Author
Edition
- 3rd ed.
Published
- Boston, Mass. : McGraw Hill 2001
Physical description
xxi, 557 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
ISBN
- 0072317175
- 9780072317176
- 0072431148
- 9780072431148
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- System details: Minimum system requirements : 150 MHz or faster Macintosh Power Pc or Windows/ Pentium PC; 64 MB available RAM; 40 MB of hard disk space; Quick Time 4.1(included); 16-bit (thousands) color display; CD ROM drive; sound capability.
Contents
- 1. Why do we study the history of art? -- 2. The language of art -- 3. Prehistoric Western Europe -- 4. The Ancient Near East -- 5. Ancient Egypt -- 6. The Aegean -- 7. The art of Ancient Greece -- 8. The art of the Etruscans -- 9. Ancient Rome -- 10. Early Christian and Byzantine art -- 11. The early Middle Ages -- 12. Romanesque art -- 13. Gothic art -- 14. Procursors of the Renaissance -- 15. The early Renaissance -- 16. The High Renaissance in Italy -- 17. Mannerism and the later sixteenth century in Italy -- 18. Sixteenth-century painting in Northern Europe -- 19. The Baroque style in Western Europe -- Rococo and the eighteenth century -- 21. Neoclassisicm: the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries -- 22. Romanticism: the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries -- 23. Nineteenth-century realism -- 24. Nineteenth-century Impressionism -- 25. Post-Impressionism and the late nineteenth century -- 26. The early twentieth century: Picasso, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Matisse -- 27. Cubism, Futurism, and related twentieth-century styles -- 28. Dada, Surrealism, social realism, regionalism, and abstraction -- 29. Abstract Expressionism -- 30. Pop Art, Op Art, and Minimalism -- 31. Innovation and continuity.
Subject
Related item
- Online version:: Adams, Laurie. History of Western art. 3rd ed. Boston, Mass. : McGraw Hill, 2001
Genre
- Bibliography
- History.
- Illustrated
- text
Language
- English
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| Location of copy | Shelfmark | Online location | Holdings Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol Libraries: Arts & Social Sciences Library | Oversize N5300 SCH | 7 day loan: vacation loan | |
| University of Cambridge Libraries: University Library: Order in West Room (Not borrowable) | 2004.10.1729 | ||
| University of Cambridge Libraries: University Library: Order in West Room (Not borrowable) | AV.25.6276 | ||
| Cardiff University Libraries: Arts & Social Studies Library: 2 week | N5300.A3 | ||
| Cardiff University Libraries: Arts & Social Studies Library: Information Desk | N5300.A3 | ||
| UCL Library Services: UCL Main Library | ART C 5 ADA | ||
| Warburg Institute Library: Warburg Institute, Main | CFP 90.L18 |